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European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said US efforts to split the EU on trade "are in vain," in a message Wednesday to US President Donald Trump before their talks in Washington next week.

"It seems to me all these efforts to have bilateral ties, which must take place between our partners and the commission and therefore the EU, must be better explained," Juncker added.

Trump imposed duties of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on aluminum in March. In retaliation, the EU slapped tariffs on classic American goods, prompting Trump to suggest hefty levies on European goods, notably cars, could be on the way.

Juncker, who heads the powerful executive arm of the 28-nation European Union, will visit the White House on Wednesday to try to convince Trump to drop tariffs.

The Commission said Juncker and Trump will focus on improving transatlantic trade and forging a stronger economic partnership.

The strained ties between Washington and the EU went into a spiral when the US president called the bloc “a foe” in an interview aired last week.

This comes as the US has also launched a World Trade Organization dispute action against the EU over retaliatory tariffs imposed by the bloc.

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